Any chance you could set rules for yourself and try to just see credit screens or something? I sorta’ get stuck in similar situations but to a much lesser degree. I was trying to beat all the 150 and 200cc ghosts for the MK8DX DLC tracks and gave up halfway through when I realized I wasn’t enjoying it and was only doing it because of the completionist urge that’s never benefited me.
I like Apollo Smile.